Healing event of the extraction socket after tooth removal results in loss of height and width. During the first three months following extraction that loss has been shown to be significant and may result in tissue deformity affecting the ability to restore the site with prosthetically driven position implant. Ridge preservation procedures that reduce the resorptive process have been shown to be predictably capable of eliminating secondary surgery for planned implant therapy. Several techniques have been employed as ridge preservation procedures involving the use of different bone grafts, barrier membranes to provide various outcome. This review will explore the evidence behind each surgical technique (flapless versus flapped) and the efficacy of different grafting materials in improving the quantity of available bone.